An IHOP restaurant in Maine retrained its employees after a waitress asked a group of black teens to prepay for a meal. CNN

The nation’s top federal law enforcement agency is overwhelmingly white, and its top officials acknowledge that’s “a huge operational risk.” ProPublica

Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn less in adulthood than white boys with similar backgrounds, according to a sweeping new study that traced the lives of millions of children. New York Times

A statue of abolitionist John Brown near Kansas City, Kansas, was defaced with swastikas and racial slurs. Newsweek

Despite efforts to debunk the falsehood, the notion of ‘Irish slaves’ continues to circulate online, clouding discussions about racism and further complicating relations between Irish-Americans and African-Americans. Christian Science Monitor

How an Iraqi family found refuge in Canada after escaping persecution and detention in the U.S. The Intercept

In handwritten notes, prosecutors described prospective African-American jurors as “slow,” “ignorant,” “con artist” and “fat.” They also jotted a “B” or an “N” next to Black people’s names on jury lists and routinely ranked them as the least desirable jurors. This was intended to exclude Black people from juries in seven death-penalty cases against Black defendants in the 1970s. AJC

Ohio GOP congressional candidate Christina Hagan is using dramatic video footage of migrants in Morocco hastily climbing a wall to suggest Mexicans at the southern U.S. border in a campaign ad. Huffington Post

Republicans in Congress appear open to President Donald Trump’s proposal to use the death penalty to crack down on drug dealers. The Weekly Standard

Alabama sheriff pockets $750k from funds to feed inmates in the Etowah County jail and buys a $740k beach house. Alabama Live

National Geographic acknowledges its racist past, then steps on its message with a cover photo. Washington Post

Housing advocates asked a federal court to temporarily block Houston from receiving Hurricane Harvey recovery funding, alleging the city remains out of compliance with civil rights and fair housing laws, and that HUD has failed to enforce such obligations. Houston Chronicle

The White House’s immigration policies are designed to maximize suffering. The Nation

White supremacists are no longer just spreading their hate online – a new report reveals a spike in racist banners across the country. Alternet

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has introduced a resolution which would declare César Chávez’s birthday “National Border Control Day.” The Beat

Spring break is a luxury that many students can’t afford. New York Times

Police Violence Report for 2017 – Black people were more likely to be killed by police, more likely to be unarmed and less likely to be threatening someone when killed. Police Violence Report

University Of Hartford student who harassed roommate with bodily fluids gets special form of probation. Okayplayer

Tucker Carlson opined on demographic change and immigration in America, saying that though “most immigrants are nice … this is more change than human beings are designed to digest,” and asking viewers, “How would you feel if that happened in your neighborhood?” Vox

At the height of 2014’s Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson, Missouri, FBI agents tracked the movements of an activist flying in from New York, and appear to have surveilled the homes and cars of individuals somehow tied to the protests. The Intercept

Thousands of students walked out of their schools to honor the 17 victims of the Parkland school shooting and to demand gun reform now. Don’t let them march alone. Join your local March For Our Lives Saturday, March 24th. Vox

8-year-old Leonardo Aguilar walked out of his 2nd-grade class to join a nearby high school walkout. His handmade cardboard sign read — “Guns are cruel, not cool.” SFGate

Justin Blackman was the only student (out of 700) to walkout out of his high school — the video of his one-man protest has been viewed over 5 million times. Mashable

Despite her principal’s threat of suspension, Rosa Rodriguez walked out of her New Jersey high school alone — “I care about it, so I want to do something about it.” ABC News

Atraiyu Yeldell and Michael Humphries ignored ridicule from fellow classmates and bravely stood in front of their North Carolina high school with their handmade signs — “I was being recorded and laughed at, but I had to remind myself that I was fighting for what I believe in, and that it doesn’t matter what they think of me.” Broadly

Democrat Conor Lamb won the special election in Pennsylvania — winning a House seat in a district that trump won by 20 percentage points in 2016. New York Times

A Maine GOP candidate who called Parkland shooting survivor Emma González a “skinhead lesbian,” now has an opponent — 28-year-old Eryn Gilchrist entered the race, for Maine’s 57th district, within hours of the filing deadline. Sun Journal

The Maryland House of Delegates passed three gun control bills, the bills included — a ban on “bump stocks,” a law that would allow a judge to order gun owners to temporarily surrender their firearms if they’re deemed a threat to themselves or others, and a bill to make sure gun owners convicted of domestic violence incidents surrender their weapons. The Baltimore Sun

Thousands of U.S. congregations have joined together to form an interfaith network of safe houses for undocumented immigrant families at risk of deportation. CNN

Once thought to be doomed forever, Kazakhstan’s North Aral Sea is experiencing a revival — increased water levels and a resurgence of fish are hopeful signs for the local communities that rely on it. National Geographic

Legend and trailblazer Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg turned 85. Here are 15 snapshots of her throughout the years. Politico

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